Brenda Leigh Ringel, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA
Brenda Leigh Ringel, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1689869976, issued on Sep 10, 2007. Check the license (California A065800, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brenda Leigh Ringel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A065800 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12625 High Bluff Dr Ste 202, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (858) 523-8365
- Enumerated
- Sep 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 387-1803
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brenda Leigh Ringel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A065800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
520 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam45 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate40 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl37 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl34 claims
- Lamotrigine33 claims
- Trazodone Hcl31 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Brenda Leigh Ringel among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Brenda Leigh Ringel, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Brenda Leigh Ringel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brenda Leigh Ringel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689869976, issued on Sep 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brenda Leigh Ringel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12625 High Bluff Dr Ste 202, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 523-8365. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brenda Leigh Ringel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A065800, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brenda Leigh Ringel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brenda Leigh Ringel, M.D. had 520 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.